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June 18, 2007

"While many of you may have travelled onboard the stunning Queen Mary 2, significantly fewer modern cruise holiday passengers will have set foot upon its predecessor, the Queen Mary.All that might be about to change, as the ship, docked in Long Beach, is tipped to be refurbished and converted into the centrepiece of a new themed holiday resort, presstelegram.com reports.It notes that - with the tender process currently underway - one development team leading the bidding is promising a holiday resort including a marina, bay club and hotels.Save The Queen, as the team is now known, is already involved in helping to find a resolution to an ongoing bankruptcy case involving the current leaseholder of the Queen Mary.The Queen Mary made its maiden voyage with Cunard Cruises in May 1936, taking passengers on luxury cruise holidays for over 30 years before its retirement in December 1967"